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H.R. 1147 would imlpement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service.

Detailed Summary

Local Community Radio Act of 2009 - Repeals provisions in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, that required the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) modify rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM radio stations to prescribe minimum distance separations for third-adjacent channels; (2) prohibit applicants who have engaged in the unlicensed operation of any station from obtaining a low-power FM license; and (3) conduct a program to test whether low-power FM radio stations will result in harmful interference to existing FM radio stations if minimum distance separations for third-adjacent channels are not required.

Requires the FCC when licensing FM translator stations to ensure: (1) that licenses are available to both FM translator stations and low-power FM stations; and (2) that such decisions are made based on the needs of the local community.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 12/24/2009: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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PocketRadio

The Local Community Radio Act must be a counter-move to block the corrupt NAB and iBiquity who wants to give the HD Radio/IBOC jammers more room for the proposed 10db FM-HD power increase. The NAB and iBiquity have always wanted to destroy community-based radio, with the corrupt FCC's approval of HD Radio/IBOC back in 2002.